EX-Giants RB Tiki Barber: If I were the Cowboys I would extend Tony Romo because 'at some point it will click for him'

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Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber joined New School on 105.3 The Fan this week. Here are some highlights:

On if he would extend Tony Romo:

“I think I would. At some point it will click for him. Unfortunately, it’s almost too late for him to have that great postseason career that everybody expected from him early on because he showed so much potential. He completes high 60’s, 67 percent of his passes. He has these great days where he can develop a young player like Dez Bryant into a superstar. But then you have these questionable choices in critical situations that make you scratch your head. You hope he gets through it. You hope Jason Garrett is strong enough leader, shaper and mentor for him to finally get to the playoffs and finally make that run that everyone is expecting. The issue with letting him go and not extending him is that there is nobody else. That’s an issue in the NFL. There aren’t a lot of great quarterbacks. Tony has the potential to be one.”

On why the Romo deal is not done:

“I think it’s on the Cowboys. I think at this point, Tony Romo would be willing just like some of these other older quarterbacks. You see Tom Brady restructure his contract because he knows it’s about winning now. The Dallas Cowboys are in a situation given the tenuous nature of the coaching situation, who knows what’s going to happen with Jason Garrett long term? How long can Tony Romo be as effective as he’s been? Can Dez Bryant turn into that superstar receiver? They’re a win now team so I think Tony would be willing to do that because it’s his legacy we’re talking about here.”